tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post111453300992993620..comments2024-03-26T02:16:22.309-07:00Comments on parinella's blog: liberal/conservative, intent, N, and spirit of the gameparinellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1115262047417178182005-05-04T20:00:00.000-07:002005-05-04T20:00:00.000-07:00There's a pretty funny article on the history of t...There's a pretty funny article on the history of the value N <A HREF="http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~volokh/guilty.htm" REL="nofollow">here.</A>Edward Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858930644002883626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1114650961798628862005-04-27T18:16:00.000-07:002005-04-27T18:16:00.000-07:00how do those cool 'Read more!' tags work? is that...how do those cool 'Read more!' tags work? is that an HTML thing in the template, or is there a 'button' somewhere... i tried to 'view source' but i'm no wizard, and nothing was immediately obviousLukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348310765377365300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1114633699029419042005-04-27T13:28:00.000-07:002005-04-27T13:28:00.000-07:00Signs? Signs take all the fun out of driving in B...Signs? Signs take all the fun out of driving in Boston. When I lived in France they drove really small cars and used to make illegal right hand turns driving on to the sidewalk. Lane switching just seems boring and unimaginative. And I swear half the people in the passing lane are only there because it makes them feel like they are 'bad ass'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1114569283054121232005-04-26T19:34:00.000-07:002005-04-26T19:34:00.000-07:00you've completely misinterpreted my intent.heehee....you've completely misinterpreted my intent.<BR/><BR/>heehee.<BR/><BR/>do hacks at nationals care about their reps? at all?Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348310765377365300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1114548520121284512005-04-26T13:48:00.000-07:002005-04-26T13:48:00.000-07:00Yes, it's a simplification, but your response fall...Yes, it's a simplification, but your response falls right in line with the theory. Liberal looks at the issue of minimum sentencing and sees a perpetual pothead getting sent up the river for life. Conservative looks at it and sees a professional criminal being sent back out on the streets to rob some more people.<BR/><BR/>And there are many dimensions to liberal/conservative, like fiscal responsibility (although it doesn't seem that Republican = conservative recently as far as fiscal restraint goes).<BR/><BR/>The "cards" for hacks at Nationals are their reputations, both individual and team.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1114543635705410802005-04-26T12:27:00.000-07:002005-04-26T12:27:00.000-07:00i think you are grossly oversimplifying the issue....i think you are grossly oversimplifying the issue. take for instance, 'mandatory minimum sentencing', which is big in oregon. i suppose you could argue that its a 'tough on crime' conservative kind of thing. but the costs associated with locking up 3 time marijuana losers and other such riff raff is outrageous. the fiscal irresponsibillity that it creates by taking control of the sentencing out of the judges hands strikes me as a very 'non-conservative' result. although i'm not sure i could call it liberal. as far as intent goes, well, (a)a true accident, (i didn't mean for my 4 tires to explode and cause my SUV to flip and kill my passenger) is a little different than (b) ignorance of the negligent sort (well, i really don't see how those FEW incidents of our tires exploding could ever have led us to believe that our tires were dangerous) which is a little different than (c)willful defiance (don't tell me how fast to drive, and frankly, i like the way the car handles w/ 115 psi in each tire). But I think (b) and (c) are punishable.<BR/><BR/>ultimate translation: i don't care if you cheated or made a mistake. you should be punished, but as long as no one is endangered, the penalties are OK...<BR/><BR/>it seems like only at 'nationals level stuff' are observers necessary. and they should have some cards to throw about for 'true hacks', 'cheats', and 'goons' <BR/><BR/>as far as low level/coed stuff goes, well, who really cares. but i'd rather have some good old fashioned 'hard marking' and 'a little physical' than a bunch of Passive Agressive whining about spirit combined with an outstanding willingness to make up line calls, 25 yd picks, etc.<BR/><BR/>the end.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348310765377365300noreply@blogger.com